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An eclectic anthology I suppose you could say, with the second volume better than this, the first one. (3.87 average versus 3.56, or 3.71 for the lot, if you like), which places it ahead of the various McNamara offerings, by just a little. There is a useful introduction, with a bit of history there, although, for an Australian volume quite a bit of time wasted on Harlan Ellison worship, as far as the intro goes. Science fiction, fantasy and horror to be found here.

Dreaming Down Under 1 : Entre les Beaux Morts en Vie - Sean WilliamsDreaming Down Under 1 : A Walk-On Part in the War - Stephen DedmanDreaming Down Under 1 : The Man Who Lost His Shadow - Isobelle CarmodyDreaming Down Under 1 : Night of the Wandjina - Wynne WhitefordDreaming Down Under 1 : The Dancing Floor - Cherry WilderDreaming Down Under 1 : To Avalon - Jane RoutleyDreaming Down Under 1 : Ma Rung - Steven PaulsenDreaming Down Under 1 : Dream Until God Burns - Andrew EnsticeDreaming Down Under 1 : Queen of Soulmates - Sean McMullenDreaming Down Under 1 : The Doppelganger Effect - Dirk StrasserDreaming Down Under 1 : The Marsh Runners - Paul BrandonDreaming Down Under 1 : Real Men - Rosaleen LoveDreaming Down Under 1 : The Womb - Damien BroderickDreaming Down Under 1 : The Body Politic - Tess WilliamsDreaming Down Under 1 : With Clouds at Our Feet - Simon Brown

Really old people can be dull and boring, or, zombies and vampires, not such a great idea.

4 out of 5

Odysseus smart, forward thinking. Paris, not so much.

3.5 out of 5

Seeking and snogging.

2.5 out of 5

Puppets should be made of wood, not flesh.

3.5 out of 5

Android archaeology.

4.5 out of 5

Rocksy Music.

4 out of 5

'Nam spirit patrol.

4 out of 5

Crispy. Ouch.

3.5 out of 5

Superweapon survival strategy.

4.5 out of 5

Hyperstress.

3 out of 5

Madhouse monsters.

3 out of 5

If Ghost Rider had an open-wheeler.

1.5 out of 5

Dream delving religion.

4 out of 5

Aliens like 'em really young.

3.5 out of 5

John Long Pig will do for the very hungry.

4.5 out of 5

Red moo juice.

3.5 out of 5

Dreaming Down Under 2 : The Evil Within - Sara DouglassDreaming Down Under 2 : The Soldier in the Machine - Russell BlackfordDreaming Down Under 2 : Matilda Told Such Dreadful Lies - Lucy SussexDreaming Down Under 2 : Unborn Again - Chris LawsonDreaming Down Under 2 : The Latest Dream I Ever Dreamed - Norman TalbotDreaming Down Under 2 : The Truth About Weena - David J. LakeDreaming Down Under 2 : Two Recipes for Magic Beans - Rosaleen LoveDreaming Down Under 2 : Wired Dreaming - Paul CollinsDreaming Down Under 2 : Descent - Cecily ScuttDreaming Down Under 2 : Tamed - Robert HoodDreaming Down Under 2 : And Now Doth Time Waste Me - George TurnerDreaming Down Under 2 : Jetsam - Kerry GreenwoodDreaming Down Under 2 : Prelude to a Nocturne - Rowena Cory LindquistDreaming Down Under 2 : The Third Rail - Aaron SternsDreaming Down Under 2 : The Last Dance - Ian Nichols

For those who are always looking for the cutting edge of SF, fantasy, and horror, and expanding their horizons, look no further. DREAMING DOWN UNDER is a superlative collection of 31 stories by some of today's best Australian writers out there today. Most of these authors, relatively unknown here in the States (though, since the book's original release in 1998, and a World Fantasy Award winner, some of these tremendous talented authors have started to appear here).Sean Williams, Lucy Sussex, Isobelle Carmody, and Damien Broderick are just starting to appear, while Stephen Dedman, Cherry Wilder, Terry Dowling, Wynne Whiteford, and Sean McMullen are some of the authors that have become a staple in the SF genre. The collection also contains the late and wonderful (Father of Australian SF), George Turner's last, finished just days before his death, but brilliant novella "AND NOW DOTH TIME WASTE ME". Highly recommended for those hungering for a different type of dream...

I bought this anthology that was advertised in such glowing terms. I must say I was disappointed in stories that are meant to represent the 'wild side' of Australian Fiction. None of the stories in this book really left a lasting impression of this reader.In fact I don't understand why some of these stories were published at all. Some of the stories Ma Rung, The Body Politic, seemed to be predictable cliches, that take overdone themes and don't take them in a new direction. Other writers such as Sara Douglas and Stephen Dedman, who I have enjoyed in other anthologies do not present there best work here. To me the stories seem to be mostly a collection of second rate stories from some editors slush pile. (ie the Last Dance by Ian Nichols- this bloke seems to have an aversion to driving along country roads in Western Australia, give me the wildflowers of Merredin, rather than the industrial landscape you hit not long after, the first traffic light at Armadale).Perhaps I just not a fan of speculative fiction, but I rarely got beyond the first page of half of these stories. I'm a lot more careful in my selection of reading material, I'm wary of the glowing wraps given to books such as this one that are not fulfilled

I am one of the writers in this anthology.If you care about science fiction, fantasy, horror, or "slipstream" fiction, then you should buy anthologies like this. The genre has always thrived on short fiction.Why should you buy this particular anthology? It won the World Fantasy Award and the Ditmar Award. Its editors are Jack Dann, Nebula-Award-winning writer, and Janeen Webb, who is that rare combination: a respected literary academic *and* an excellent fiction writer.The anthology dominated the Australian awards. All six short story nominations for the Ditmar Award came from the anthology ("The Truth About Weena" won). Not surprisingly, it won the Ditmar for Best Magazine or Anthology in its own right. Stories from Dreaming Down Under also dominated the Aurealis Awards, winning for Best Science Fiction Short Story ("The Truth About Weena") and for Best Fantasy Short Story ("A Walk-On Part in the War").My story from the anthology has been reprinted twice (in the Dozois Year's Best Science Fiction #16 and Event Horizon), has been translated into French for Galaxies magazine, and has been optioned for feature film development. And it wasn't even one of the award-nominated stories!Finally, it has a fantastic cover by Hugo-nominated artist Nick Stathopoulos, which also won a Ditmar.It's an enormous anthology with a breadth of style and subject matter. The only drawback: you might need to train at the gym to strengthen your wrists while reading it.